De in Pakistaan geboren Kumail heeft een relatie met een Amerikaanse vrouw, Emily. Samen moet ze de verwachtingen zien te overwinnen van zijn familie en hun 1400 jaar oude tradities. Zijn ouders blijven hem onophoudelijk bestoken met potentiële bruiden voor een gearrangeerd huwelijk.
Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.
A compilation of shamefully bad skits.
Een jongeman uit Ohio trekt naar Los Angeles om het daar te gaan maken als nachtclubconférencier. In deze trage film komen veel onbekende komieken voor, die korte staaltjes van hun kunnen ten beste geven in een 'winkel voor komische nummers', waarvan de eigenaresse gespeeld wordt door Brennan. Enkele grappige momenten, maar de film als geheel is niet veel bijzonders.
After a DUI brings Arnold to rock bottom, living in his van gets worse when it breaks down outside of a raunchy underground comedy club. Now Arnold will chase a dream he never pursued - if he can earn the trust of the crazy family he never knew he needed.
A new stand-up special from comedy legend Brian Holtzman, live from the main room of the world famous Comedy Store.
Jessica Kirson presents 'No Material', a crowd work special. Shot live over two shows at the world-famous comedy cellar. Jessica Kirson is a powerhouse on stage. She’s a hilariously relatable performer of sheer silliness, vulnerability, and ridiculous characters. Her countless comedic character videos have racked up over 50 million views on social media. Her audience is multigenerational, creating an excuse for large groups of friends and families to spend a night out together. In an era where only 10% of all touring comedians are female, Jessica stands out as one of the strongest comedians regardless of gender.
After being a mainstay on the comedy circuit for 40 years, Howie takes the stage at the comedy club that bears his name in Atlantic City for his first stand up comedy special in over 20 years.
Once the hottest comic in America, Hollaback's name was in hip-hop songs, all over the media making Eminem look like MC Hammer. Then, in a flash, it's gone. He's played out. It's so bad that even the places he used to headline won't let him in the door. Well, Hollaback isn't going to take it. He's not about to let his fifteen minutes of fame slip away while getting booed off the stage. No one better diss Holla... it may cost them their life.
In ‘Jew,’ comic Ari Shaffir delivers a raunchy love letter to the religion he says he left behind.
Blending stand-up performances from three different cities, Michael Kosta discusses living with his parents, the pitfalls of technology and why karaoke singers in L.A. are so serious.
In his debut filmed hour, Eric Rushton shares his deadpan take on daily life, twisting the seemingly mundane into surreal flights of fancy and wrestling with his endless self-doubts. But things go awry when Eric is faced with his toughest heckler yet: his own brother.